Twine holder



W. H. TIVY 85 J. E. HILL. TWINE HOLDER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. TIVY AND OHN E. HILL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS TO THE AMERICAN ROLL PAPER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TWINE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 558,437, dated April 14, 1896. Application filed September 14,1895. Serial No, 562,534. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. TIVY and JOHN E. HILL, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and residents of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Twine-Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a cheap and effective device that will receive and hold all the different kinds of balls or spools of twine that are found upon the market.

Our invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is an end view of our improved holder. Fig. II is a detail side view, part in section. Fig. III is a side view, part in section. Fig. IV is a section. Fig. V is part in side view and part in section. Fig. VI is an end view of the bushing. Fig. VII is a longitudinal section of the bushing. Fig. VIII is an elevation or side view of the bushing.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a base, from which extends an arm 2, having a perforated end 3, through which the string is passed, and the arm may have perforations 4, through which the string may be threaded to afford the desired friction.

Projecting from the base 1 is a tapering stem 5, of triangular shape in cross-section, formed with a reduced outer end or extension 5 and having sharp corners 6 6, that taper inwardly at 7.

8 represents a ball or spool of twine that is sometimes put up with a central hollow core 9 (see Figs. II, III, and IV) and sometimes without any core. (See Fig. V.) Some of these cores are small, as shown in Fig. III, some are uite large, as shown in Fig. IV, and some are of an intermediate size, as shown in Fig. II. Our holder is adapted to receive any of these balls or spools and to support them in either a hanging, (see Fig. 11,) standing, (see Fig. III,) or horizontal position, as may be most convenient to the merchant or user, and in either position the balls or spools are held from turning-a desirable feature.

If the ball or spool has no core, or a small core, it is supported as shown in Figs. Vand III. In the former case the small end of the stem penetrates the ball and the corners 6 press into the string or twine, and the ball is thus held from turning and is firmly supported, and in the latter case the corners 6 press into the core, with the same results.

lVhen a ball or spool having a large or an intermediate-sized core is to be supported, we employ a bushing 10, having a central open ing to receive the stem 5. WVithin the bushing are bosses or projections 11, adapted to bear against the stem 5 about midway of the length of the bushing, and the inner end of the bushing also bears against the stem,'and by providing these two points of contact the bushing is firmly held to the stem when pressed on, and any irregularity or roughness on the stem or interior of the bushing does not result in a loose shaky support of the bushing upon the stem. The bushing has ribs 12, that press into the cores 9 to firmly hold the balls or spools.

To hold a ball or spool having an intermediate-sized core, the bushing is placed on the stein large end innermost, as shown in Fig. II, and to hold a ball or spool having a large core the bushing is placed on the stem large end outermost, as shown in Fig. IV.

Thus our improved device is suitable for holding any of' the forms of balls or spools found upon the market, and may be mounted so that the ball or spool stands or hangs vertically or in a horizontal direction.

lVe claim as our invention- 1. In a twine-holder, the combination of a base, a tapering stem having corners and mounted on the base, and a reversible bushing having ribs and adapted to fit over the stem; substantially as set forth.

2. In a twine-holder, the combination of a base, a tapering stem mounted on the base,

and a reversible bushing adapted to be placed over the stem, said bushing having interior bosses, substantially as set forth.

3. In a twine-ho1der, the combination of a 5 base, a stem mounted on the base, and a bushing adapted to fit over the stem, said bushing having exterior wings and being formed larger at one end than at the other end, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 1o 4. In a twine-holder, the combination of a base, a tapering stem mounted on the base and having corners 6 and inclines 7, and a bushing adapted to fit over the stem and having exterior Wings 12 and interior bosses 11, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I 5

' \VM. H. TIVY. JNO. E. HILL. In presence of GEO. H. KNIGHT, W. FINLEY. 

